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karynnj

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68. He was not yelling in the hearings

Sat Sep 7, 2013, 10:14 PM

Sep 2013

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He has a very strong voice when he gives speeches - as do many other people. I seriously doubt he was yelling in private meetings with Obama. I also think that Obama would likely NOT LISTEN to anyone "yelling".

I have never seen Kerry yelling - and I have watched him on CSPAN for years. If you mean that he did not let people like Gloria Borger, Stephanopolis etc cut him off - remember that he was on via satellite and they should not have tried to cut him off. It was rude. At the hearings, his responses - like them or not - were given in a normal voice. Not even raising his voice for a sound bite like HRC's "What does it matter" - which was a NORMAL reaction to the frustration of answering the same insults.

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Robert Reich Believes It Is SoS John Kerry Sounding The War Drums of Syria. [View all] rsmith6621 Sep 2013 OP

Kerry is fast showing us there would have been no difference... roamer65 Sep 2013 #1

I was just thinking we may have dodged a bullet with his loss..n/t monmouth3 Sep 2013 #2

Me too. Perhaps. At the moment, I'm wondering if we really did, though. nt silvershadow Sep 2013 #23

We didn't have a "Diverse" range of choices that got the PTB Backing to push KoKo Sep 2013 #26

No, we didn't Scootaloo Sep 2013 #53

No he is a team player warrant46 Sep 2013 #28

Tell that to the victims of Katrina NYC Liberal Sep 2013 #64

You're showing us that you're pretty gullible and know very little blm Sep 2013 #83

2002 Iraq war vote. roamer65 Sep 2013 #96

If this is so, Kerry will be a major disappointment. Dawson Leery Sep 2013 #3

et tu SOS Kerry? indepat Sep 2013 #4

WTF? ProSense Sep 2013 #5

do you have any evidence for this claim? cali Sep 2013 #9

Go ProSense Sep 2013 #15

One example that I can easily name is that Kerry wrote the bill that provided f karynnj Sep 2013 #56

That was my reaction. Reich is on a Cha Sep 2013 #10

what facts? ProSense didn't post any cali Sep 2013 #12

The fact that Reich worked for Clinton and the strikes launched during his Presidency. ProSense Sep 2013 #14

What does that have to do with Kerry? rug Sep 2013 #16

What do the bullshit rumors Reich is pushing have to do with this decision? ProSense Sep 2013 #19

Is the answer to my question then, "nothing"? rug Sep 2013 #21

It has everything to do with rebutting Reich's character assassination. ProSense Sep 2013 #22

The only character assassination I see is yours of Reich's. rug Sep 2013 #24

Reich's claim is bizarre. ProSense Sep 2013 #25

The OP says Kerry is the driving force behind this. Do you dispute that? rug Sep 2013 #40

But Prosense - wasn't he accurate on the 2012 ticket being Obama/Clinton karynnj Sep 2013 #65

Reich's is not an informed opinion. It is a personal attack wisteria Sep 2013 #38

Then you must agree that links about Clinton's foreign military adventures are utterly irrelevant. rug Sep 2013 #58

His opinion is full of smears karynnj Sep 2013 #62

These aren't her own opinions, they are facts. wisteria Sep 2013 #37

They are facts that are irrelevant to the topic. I have two questions for you. rug Sep 2013 #44

I will give this a shot karynnj Sep 2013 #66

NO! He's doing what he always does - taking the heat. blm Sep 2013 #76

Because Kerry is the one who QUIETLY worked to bring Assad around blm Sep 2013 #74

Nothing. It's disingenuous bull. cali Sep 2013 #29

His is my take - with apologies to Prosense karynnj Sep 2013 #61

what facts did Reich post? blm Sep 2013 #92

Obama is putting his admin on the line with this. We have had war after roguevalley Sep 2013 #49

Not to mention - from other accounts Obama's senior National security staff was supposedly karynnj Sep 2013 #60

Thanks for the additional info, Karyn. Reich has really put Cha Sep 2013 #80

Reich was Secretary of Labor under Clinton; not Secretary of State. QuestForSense Sep 2013 #17

What happened to this guy?? kentuck Sep 2013 #6

...the Senate MNBrewer Sep 2013 #7

he sold out. it happens. one of the chicago seven became a yuppie roguevalley Sep 2013 #50

$$$ Alamuti Lotus Sep 2013 #11

He got BOTOX...and has a lovely, rich wife...and he likes his lifestyle and Power, KoKo Sep 2013 #27

No sh!t there are, KoKo. First - your RW attack reBotox - The pictures blm Sep 2013 #81

Joe Liebermann hypnotized him warrant46 Sep 2013 #30

We knew he was a sellout in 2002 when he voted for the war in Iraq... reformist2 Sep 2013 #36

Noting. He was never anti-any war. Sometimes it is important wisteria Sep 2013 #41

how does killing more civilians in Syria protect us. THis is a recruiting roguevalley Sep 2013 #52

I suspect the same thing that happened to candidate Barack Obama. n/t 99Forever Sep 2013 #100

someone has gotten to Obama to talk him into this crackpots scheme.. I don't know who. But maybe it Douglas Carpenter Sep 2013 #8

I nominate Samantha Power and Susan Rice. amandabeech Sep 2013 #13

It's possible it's just down to Politics. Bill want's Hillary to Run...and KoKo Sep 2013 #31

Wow, Samantha Power called Hillary Clinton a 'monster' in 2008 so framing her as Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #103

Is Robert Reich "on the current political scene" karynnj Sep 2013 #67

Very interesting, especially from someone like Reich... polichick Sep 2013 #18

Reich has his own agenda. And, he is wrong. wisteria Sep 2013 #45

What's his agenda? polichick Sep 2013 #51

He was not yelling in the hearings karynnj Sep 2013 #68

He's been speaking abnormally loud throughout this whole Syrian debacle... polichick Sep 2013 #98

Share? TroglodyteScholar Sep 2013 #87

This thread is about Reich's insights - my response is posted above. polichick Sep 2013 #99

I didn't ask waht the thread is about. TroglodyteScholar Sep 2013 #101

Where's the "strong opinion?" polichick Sep 2013 #106

Damn, I'm sorry. Thought I was replying to number 45 originally TroglodyteScholar Sep 2013 #111

No worries. polichick Sep 2013 #112

Duh.... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #20

Someday, some people will tell the story of Kerry's breakdown David__77 Sep 2013 #32

Horsesh!t. blm Sep 2013 #85

Reich sounds like a petty little gossip monger. wtf. Whisp Sep 2013 #33

+1 n/t wisteria Sep 2013 #35

True - as when he spoke of the 2012 ticket soon to be Obama/Clinton karynnj Sep 2013 #70

Reich owes Kerry an apology. wisteria Sep 2013 #34

Reich worked for the Clintons Whisp Sep 2013 #39

I have some thoughts along this line too. wisteria Sep 2013 #47

Reports are that Hillary supports Obama on this dflprincess Sep 2013 #73

- partly true, but Bill Clinton disliked him enough to endorse someone else in the 2002 MA Governor karynnj Sep 2013 #72

he owes no one an apology. Kerry is a public servant and we can roguevalley Sep 2013 #54

Baloney! another_liberal Sep 2013 #55

Maybe Kerry thinks he is the President? kentuck Sep 2013 #69

That is ridiculous - Kerry has at all times shown Obama the respect that he deserves karynnj Sep 2013 #78

That's BS. Kerry was always stopping the drive for war in Syria for 8 years blm Sep 2013 #86

Kerry is not looking for another run for President karynnj Sep 2013 #77

Maybe not . . . another_liberal Sep 2013 #91

Because he believes that chemical warfare really does cross a line karynnj Sep 2013 #94

Mere semantics . . . another_liberal Sep 2013 #95

My head is spinning. avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #107

They say . . . another_liberal Sep 2013 #108

lol avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #109

Right, I voted for him as well. another_liberal Sep 2013 #110

It doesn't matter who it is or what their progressive or Democratic credentials are. totodeinhere Sep 2013 #42

Well said. polichick Sep 2013 #57

Well - a gossip monger might post that the President will swap his VP out for the SOS karynnj Sep 2013 #79

A lot of people were speculating about that at the time. There was a lot of speculation totodeinhere Sep 2013 #104

He was considered to have inside knowledge and karynnj Sep 2013 #105

sounds personal to me KT2000 Sep 2013 #43

From google, Reich has said similar things about others - including the karynnj Sep 2013 #90

K&R DeSwiss Sep 2013 #46

Who profits from war... 840high Sep 2013 #48

What are those numbers from ??? kentuck Sep 2013 #71

old but i think it might still apply 840high Sep 2013 #82

Those numbers have been debunked millions of times karynnj Sep 2013 #84

Could you please state what these dollar amounts are supposed to signify? TroglodyteScholar Sep 2013 #88

Reich was accused of embellishing events in his book on his work for Clinton karynnj Sep 2013 #59

Reich sure embellished NAFTA in his day. Skidmore Sep 2013 #97

Well, he was on target with the 2012 ticket - just ask VP Hillary Clinton karynnj Sep 2013 #63

Reich is a Clinton hack. ProSense Sep 2013 #89

Please add the link to the OP so the FB people can Like his page and get all his posts. Coyotl Sep 2013 #75

well this is just embarrassing JI7 Sep 2013 #93

That's what I got out of it DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2013 #102